WWE Total Divas Recap: Natalya Has A Hurt Nose, Nikki Suspects John Is Cheating, More
This week's episode opens with Ariana, the Bellas, and Natalya meeting for lunch. Nikki shows off some shoes that John bought her. Brie points out that Natalya has a nosebleed. She brings up how Summer slapped her and she feels like her nose has been different since it happened. Natalya says she hasn't had a chance to confront Summer about it.
Then, the Bellas are shown eating with Tamina Snuka and Eva Marie. Nikki brings up that she got her real estate license. She did it to further herself and her career. Nikki says that she already has a few firms looking at her, and she wants to buy John a Lamborghini for his 40th birthday.
Next, Mark is shown with Natalya. He tells her they want her to wrestle for the Divas Championship at TLC. She is really excited, and leaves to go tell TJ. Then, footage is shown from RAW. The Funkadactyls face off against AJ Lee and Tamina. Naomi won the match by pinning AJ.
The show heads to San Diego. Nikki is getting ready to show a home to potential buyers. She calls John and tells him that she is very nervous. They talk for a few moments, and then Nikki shows the house to the people.
Things head to Tampa, and Trinity is in dance rehearsal for a single she wrote. She is excited to make a music video. John Cena is then shown visiting Nikki at her condo in San Diego. He gets a phone call and gets up and leaves in the middle of her talking. She thinks it was very rude of him.
Stuff heads back to Tampa. Trinity is at Sandra's house because she is making the costumes for her music video. She wants rhinestones covering the whole cat suit and says she will just do it herself. Sandra tells her she won't be able to get it all done in one night. She leaves as things head to commercial.
Back from commercial and things are in San Diego. Nikki comes into her condo, and John is waiting. She bought some new outfits to show off homes in. She goes to try them on for John, and he is on the computer while she shows him. Nikki puts on an outfit with an open front revealing lots of cleavage, and he barely acknowledges it.
The show heads back to Jon and Trinity. Her two uncles are with them to help them put all the rhinestones on her costume. She gets very frustrated at how long it is taking.
Then, Natalya is shown getting x-rays on her nose. The doctor tells her and TJ that she is going to need invasive surgery. She is upset because she doesn't want to miss TLC. The doctor says it could take up to six months to recover.
Trinity is shown getting her hair and makeup done for her music video. Sandra comes into their apartment, and Trinity shows her the completed cat suit. They all head over to the music video shoot, and footage is shown of the filming. The costume starts falling apart while she is dancing and Sandra tries to fix it. The director starts filming more stuff, and her hair extensions fall out.
Then the director is talking to Trinity outside about how he is stressed out because of how behind they are. The cops show up and question them over permits as things head to commercial.
Back from commercial and things are still with Trinity. She wants to finish the filming so she doesn't let anyone down.
Then, the divas and wrestlers are taking pictures with the NOH8 campaign. John Cena isn't there, and Nikki doesn't know where he is. She tells Trinity about it, and then Eva tells her about a guy she dated that did the same thing. He ended up cheating on her. Nikki starts thinking about it, and it's freaking her out. Trinity mentions that she doesn't think John would cheat on her.
The show heads to RAW, and everyone is shown getting ready backstage. Natalya is excited about TLC, which is only one week away. Summer Rae walks up to her, and Natalya talks about how they have a match together. Natalya tells her stay away from her face for safety reason, and Summer leaves. Footage is shown from their match, and at one point Summer hits a spinning heel kick and chokes her with her boot in the corner. Natalya is angry because she asked Summer to stay away from her face.
After the match, Natalya goes to the back and is so upset she is crying. Ariane and Nikki talk to her and ask what's wrong as things go to commercial.
Back from commercial and Natalya is still backstage with Nikki and Ariane. Natalya's nose is crooked. She asks them not to tell anyone. She has to reconsider everything and might not be able to have the match at TLC.
The show heads back to San Diego. Nikki heads into her apartment, and John is doing workout stuff on the floor. He says he is going to go to the gym. Nikki offers to go with, but he says no. John leaves and Nikki suspects he is seeing someone else.
Nikki calls Brie to go with her and check the gym to see if John is really there. She goes to pick her up and they drive off. They argue about what a Bon Bon is. Then, they go to the gym, and can't find his car anywhere. She calls John, and he says he is at the gym. Nikki hangs up the phone and starts crying. She doesn't know what to do. Brie says maybe there is an explanation. She tells Nikki to confront him, and Nikki says she is going to have him pack his stuff and leave when he gets home.
Back from commercial and Nikki is waiting in her place for John. She says that John has never hidden anything from her. There is something going on, and she wants to find out. John shows up. She asks where he was, and he says the gym. She tells him that she knows he wasn't at the gym. She says that she thinks he is seeing someone else. John calls her a hypocrite, and Nikki says that he damaged that. She says she thinks that he is cheating on her. Nikki says that she has to get ready for work and leaves.
The show heads to Orlando. Natalya is in her car with TJ. She doesn't know what to do about TLC and feels like everything is in limbo. TJ wants her to get her nose fixed now so that it doesn't cause worse damage later. TJ doesn't want to see her in pain, even if she is taken off the storylines. He says that it's bigger than that. It's her health. Natalya says that he gut is telling her to compete and that opportunities don't come around that often.
Things head back to San Diego. Nikki is getting ready to show a house to someone. John Cena shows up at the house and says he has to tell her something. He confesses that he didn't go to the gym and that he did go to see another woman.
Back from commercial and John is talking to Nikki still. He reveals that the woman he saw was an escrow agent and that he decided to buy the place she was getting ready to show. He wanted to buy the house and move to California for her.
Stuff heads to Brie and Trinity. They walk up to Jon and Brodus Clay. They want to hear the song that she wrote. Brodus listens to it and he says that it's really good. Brie listens to it. Nikki walks up and listens to it too. Brodus tells her to send the song to him and he will give it to Snoop Dogg.
Then, things are at TLC. Natalya talks to TJ before the match backstage. She is very nervous about her nose and hopes she made the right decision. She is grateful to have the match and says that it means so much to her. She wants to take care of herself, but she has to move forward.
Footage from the title match is shown as things head to commercial.
Back from commercial and more footage from the match is shown. TJ, Eva Marie and the Bellas are watching the match backstage. After the match, she heads backstage, and they all congratulate her. Natalya says the match was worth risking her nose as the show ends.